Accounting for the Environment: Transport
Accounting for Transport – Cost Centre Analysis & Transport Management Planning builds upon the unique skillsets which you have developed, as an accountant, to help you to better manage your organsation’s transport costs. It will show you how to evaluate opportunities in relation to transport management and mitigate risks which may result in increased costs or brand damage. This course will bring value to your role, enabling you to operate more strategically and contribute to your organisation’s sustainability objectives.
- Accountants in business or in Practice
- Company Business Managers
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90 Minutes for the online Module
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand transport management in the context of Australian and global drivers.
- Carry out a structured information analysis process
- Address transport risks & opportunities
- Evaluate the feasibility of proposed transport initiatives
- Link transport costs to your financial reports
- Prepare information for carbon and sustainability reports as they relate to transport
This course can contribute credits towards Continuing Professional Development for members of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Public Accountants and ACCA Australia.
The courses include a number of resources which you will have access to throughout your training to support you in applying the knowledge and skills from the course. These include: - Downloadable excel templates - Access to blogs and experts - Current whitepapers Note: On line courses will be updated by Greenstreets experts if legislation changes and will be made available to users at no additional investment during the licensed term.
What we cover on the course
Module 1 - Introduction to Accounting for Transport
This module sets the scene and overviews:
- The drivers for accounting for transport
- The relationship between transport and your business
- The benefits of good transport management
- How to create a transport management plan
Module 2 - Information Analysis
In this module you will focus on:
- Effectively engaging with transport stakeholders
- Knowing how to establish your usage and modal baselines
- Continuously monitor and target transport usage
- Knowing how to review the process
Module 3 - Mitigating Risk & Identifying Opportunity
The focus of this module is to:
- Understand and mitigate risk in the management of transport
- Evaluate transport related opportunities that exist to reduce expenditure, make savings and access funding
Module 4 - Appraisal Methods & Tools
In this module you will:
- Understand how to appraise transport-related projects using standard accounting methods
- Understand the phased implementation of projects
- Know how to use a 'Register of Opportunities'
- Be able to recognise the qualities of a good project
Module 5 - Reporting & Strategic Objectives
By completing this module you will understand transport management in the context of your organisation's strategic objectives and reporting requirements and be able to:
- Identify the type of reports your transport information can feed into
- Identify where transport issues impact strategic objectives
- Participate in board-level discussions on accounting for transport
- Understand what transport data and indicators are relevant to current reporting
Module 6 - Your Action Plan & Toolkit
In this final module, you will focus on moving your learning from the theoretical to the practical, enabling you to put what you have learned on this course into practice to positively impact on your organisation's bottom line, its sustainability and its reputation.